Two brilliant miniatures – Rossini’s Tancredi Overture and Rimsky-Korsakov’s depiction of a lively Russian cathedral on the “Bright Holiday” – bookend Shostakovich’s fiery First Cello Concerto, performed by Artist-in-Residence Johannes Moser. Classical Series Concert
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
• Johannes Moser, cello
Rossini: Tancredi Overture
Zimmermann: Music for the Suppers of King Ubu
• Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture
Note: This concert is being recorded for future broadcast. We ask our audience to be as quiet as possible during the performance
Cellist Johannes Moser is excited to come to Portland as the Oregon Symphony’s next artist-in-residence!
Valery Gergiev conducts the Mariinsky Orchestra in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Festival Overture
Marvel at the resplendent bravura of Rachmaninoff’s showpiece, with a melody so enduring that even Sinatra couldn’t resist it.
Mahler’s ground-breaking first symphony, aptly nicknamed “Titan,” brings the Classical Season to a triumphant close.
